2013
TQ3380 : The City
taken 13 years ago, near to City of London, The City of London, England
This is 1 of 3 images, with title The City in this square
The City
30 St Mary Axe :: TQ3381
The 180 metre tall sky scraper at 30 St Mary Axe, London was designed by Lord Foster (Foster and Partners) and opened in 2004.
Offices fill the 40-storey 48,000 metre floor space. Constructed in a thin-shell structure and thousands of flat glass panels. The building's distinct curved shape gave it its nick-name The Gherkin. It building has also been known as The "Swiss Re" Building, after the reinsurance firm which occupies it, and commissioned the building for their head offices.
Tower of London
The Tower of London was started by William I in 1080 and has been added to by various monarchs over time. For a fuller history see Link
Most of the site is both a scheduled ancient monument and Grade I, II* and II listed. Link
Website: Link
Wikipedia: Link
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- Grid Square
- TQ3380, 7067 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- N Chadwick (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 13 October, 2013 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 13 January, 2014
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 3359 8052 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.4696N 0:4.5878W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TQ 3366 8030
- View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
